If you are already married to the child's mother and everyone is living together as a family unit, it probably is not diffcult to do so. File the papers at your local Clerk Of Court office.
now a stepfather can't adopt a child without the concent of the child's father
no
No, and he should get a modification
A step-father will not be able to adopt a child unless the father signs away his rights. You can take it to court and win the case.
last i knew unless there is a step father willing to adopt the courts will not let you give up rights if there is a step father willing to adopt you will not have to pay child support
if the father has custody over the child then yes. I have a step father that i wish was my real father but i have to see my real father twice a year
yes you could have tried to adopt them your first day of being a step parent. once you adopt the child, the biological father will never be required to make child support payments again.
if you are married to your partner you become the step mother or father. Talk to your partner about this
no you dont have to adopt your step child to be a step mom
The step father would have to adopt the child. For this to happen, the biological father would have to relinquish all rights through the court system.
It all depends on what is his status.For example-if the NBF was married to the mother before a child was born he is presumed to be the father and there is no need to adopt the child. In the other hand if there is a bio-father it is required to ask him to relinquish his rights.
Laws vary from state to state, but in most cases a person can only sign off rights to a child if antoher party, for example a step father was willing to adopt.